10 ~ Regent Gymnastics Rocky Horror Christmas Gala
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For the 2010 Regent Gymnastics annual Christmas Gala, sixty gymnasts and coaches donned spooky makeup and costumes to become zombies, devils, ghosts, skeletons and bats for the ‘Rocky Horror’ themed spectacular.
The end of term Christmas Show was held in the Queens Hall, Fort Regent in front of a large audience. Eerie lighting helped to set the scene before the first half of the show opened with a warm-up routine by gymnasts from the elementary, advanced and senior squads, lead by coach Lisa Luce.
Following the warm-up, head coach Julia Falle and coaches Mia Harvey and Jodie Morgan appeared as witches to dance to the catchy tune “I put a spell on you” which brought laughter and cheers to the show!!
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After the witches came the “Zombies” and despite a zombie’s reputation of being slow, the gymnasts dressed in black cloaks emerged to reveal a brilliant display of fast dynamic tumbling performing back flips, somersaults and twists.
Then the boys Michael Schaffrath, Matthew Bain, Charlie Lucas and Wilson Ibbet and the girls Matilda Le Boutillier, Sarah Shah, Meg-Ann Ruderham and Kiah Kuppe showed their individual floor skills before the elementary squad (Chloe Besant, Lillie Godden, Rhiannon Le Maistre, Harley Little, Ruby Mason, Tegan Parker and Libby Rothwell) presented a colourful rhythmic ribbon routine.
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All of the mini squad took part in an energetic crossover trampette routine to the Batman’ theme tune. The gymnasts and coaches dressed as bats displayed various aerial jumps, rolls and handstands with bat-wings flying behind them! A final dramatic group dance routine to “Running up that hill” brought the first half of the show to a close allowing the audience a few moments to catch their breath.
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The show re-opened with an explosive trampette routine with ghoulishly dressed gymnasts performing amazing forward and backward somersaults. Individual boys and girls then displayed their strength in their High Bar and Asymmetric Bars routines whilst some individual girls showed their balance and control in their Beam routines.
Ghostbusters was the theme for the Intermediate boys and girls who showed off their floor skills and tumbling whilst the Ghostbusters (the boys) hunted down the white and green ghosts (the girls). Joely Crichard, Caitlin Day, Hollie Kempsey and Caitlin Day performed further individual floor routines before the skeletons and devils arrived.
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The mini squad gymnasts dressed as skeletons performed a cute and catchy routine to ‘Scary Scary Skeleton’ whilst the advanced senior squad gymnasts dressed as devils used hoops as their props whilst they danced to ‘The Devil doesn’t recognise me’.
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A synchronised trampette routine by the Intermediate squad brought the show to a close before the floor area was transformed into a graveyard, setting the scene for the final number performed by all of the gymnasts – ‘Thriller’.
The Regent Rocky Horror Christmas Gala was a great success and the club would like to thank all of the parents and friends that helped to get the show off the ground. They would also like to thank all of the parents and friends that came to support and watch the gymnasts in this great annual display.
MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone and we look forward to seeing you again in the NEW YEAR!
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30-31 ~ Another successful training clinic
International Performance Coach Chris Adams returned to Jersey again this weekend to run another training clinic for Regents squad gymnasts. Over Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st October, Chris worked with the gymnasts in all areas of strength, flexibility and gymnastic skills.
It has been a whole year since the first training clinic run by Chris who was impressed by the vast improvement the gymnasts have made in the year. The basic preparation that the girls have been working on enabled him to focus on more advanced skills including somersault dismounts off bars, complex tumbles on floor and somersault vaults. A number of the gymnasts performed moves for the first time and are looking forward to practising their newfound skills in the months to come.
Gymnasts and coaches alike enjoyed the weekend with Chris and would like to thank him for his time and dedication. We all look forward to him returning in the near future.
9 ~ Regent Invitation Competition
On Saturday 9th October, Regent hosted their annual Invitation Competition at Fort Regent. The Regent gymnasts were joined by Jersey Gymnastics Club as well as Abingdon and Chamberlayne Gymnastics Clubs from the UK for this exciting event.
3 ~ UK Gym Floor & Vault Success
A staggering 16 medals were won by the Regent gymnasts that travelled to Liverpool on 3rd October to take part in the "UK Gymnastics" Floor and Vault Competition.
The competition, which was hosted by Flic Flac Gymnastics Academy near Preston, saw over 100 gymnasts take part at various age group levels from Regent, Flic Flac, Chiltern and Mickleover Gymnastics Clubs.
The Regent Gymnasts took part in level’s 10 to 6 and they all performed in the floor and vault events in which they displayed strength, flexibility and acrobatic elements in their floor routines and powerful and dynamic vaults.
In Level 10 Gabrielle Scott enjoyed taking part in their first UK competition performed well on the floor and vault to win the gold medal in the eight-year-old age group.
In Level 9 the Regent Girls dominated the seven year old age group with Sarah Shah (7) and Millie Crowder (6) competing in their first UK competition finished in overall 1st and 2nd place to win the Gold and Silver medals with score of (25.50) & (25.40) respectively whilst Matilda Le Boutillier (7) finished in the overall bronze medal position (24.90) and showing great improvement in her vault to finish in 2nd place. Lucy Quirk finished just behind with a score of (24.15). In the eight-year-old section Jemima Butler performed extremely well against a strong group of gymnasts from Flic Flac to take the overall bronze medal (24.15). Also 11-year-old Kate Davies picked up the silver in her age group and Nicole De Sousa (10) finished in 4th place. In the boys sections Michael Schaffrath won the overall gold medal in the 8-year section, with Mathew Bain won the silver in the nine-year-old age group.
In Level 8 there were some very strong performances from the Regent Gymnasts. 7-Year-old Maddy Verdon on floor finish in 2nd place (15.90) and won the overall silver medal with a score of (24.70). Lillie Godden put in excellent performance to win her the overall gold medal (27.45) in the 8/9 year old category against 13 other gymnasts, with Harley Little competing in the 10/11 year age group finishing in the overall bronze medal position (27.40) out of 12 gymnasts. Wilson Ibbet (9) and Charlie Lucas (10) in the boys’ sections won individual overall gold medals. Also representing Regent in Level 8 was: - Kiah Kuppe (8), Meg-Ann Ruderham (8), Tegan Parker (9) and Sophie Le Boutillier (8), Libby McCloskey (10), Megan Hollingsworth (10)
30 ~ Gymnast of the month!!!
Congratulations!
The following Gymnasts have been awarded ‘Gymnast of the month’ for September 2010:
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Meg-Ann Ruderham
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Intermediate Squad -
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Tiffanie Vaudry
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Boys Squad -
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Michael Schaffrath
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Elementary Squad -
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Tegan Parker
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Advanced Squad -
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Gabby Morgan
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Senior Squad -
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Caitlin Day
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18-19 ~ Eight coaches qualify with UK Gymnastics
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International Performance Coach and UK Gymnastics Director Chris Adams was in Jersey Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September to deliver the first UK Gymnastics coaching courses on the Island covering General Gymnastics at Level 1 (Assistant) and Level 2 (Coach).
Six candidates from Regent Gymnastics Club and two from Jersey Gymnastics Club attended the two day training course at Fort Regent and all candidates passed as follows:
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Level 2 (Coach):
§ Paul Bain (Regent)
§ Jodie Morgan (Regent)
§ Mia Harvey (Regent)
Level 1 (Assistant Coach):
§ Shinarah Le Blancq (Regent)
§ Jodie Powell (Regent)
§ Charlotte Sweeney (Regent)
§ Andre Romeril (Jersey Gymnastics Club)
§ Rachael Ollivero Murphy (Jersey Gymnastics Club)
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1-20 ~ Regent and Little Monkeys SUMMER CAMP 2010 
The kids and coaches all had a great time at the Summer Camp this year. Here are a few snapshots from their fun in the sun!
Baby camp fun on tumble-track and bars!
The baby camp practises their superman impressions whilst the Regent camp shows of their skills on the beam!
Lots of bar practice for the Regent camp attendees!
2-4 ~ Training Clinic with Chris Adams
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International Performance Coach Chris Adams visited Jersey on 2nd July to hold a special 3-day training clinic with Regent's squad gymnasts.
Chris introduced a new training programme to the gymnasts last September during the first of his training clinics. At his second visit in November, Chris built on the improvement the gymnasts had already made by introducing key strength and flexibility skills and specific tumbling and bar techniques.
Chris was impressed with the progress the girls had made over the last few months and said that it was clear that the girls have been keeping up with their conditioning and training programme through the improvements they have made. At this training clinic, Chris concentrated on lots of new bar techniques for the girls, encouraging them to work on the metal high-bar in gloves and loops and getting more of the girls to perform handstands and giant circles around the bar.
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The gymnasts and coaches all enjoyed the weekend with Chris and look forward to his next visit in September.
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30 ~ Gymnast of the month!!!
Congratulations!
The following Gymnasts have been awarded ‘Gymnast of the month’ for April/May 2010:
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Katie A'Court
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Intermediate Squad -
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Eleanor Le Maistre Smith
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Boys Squad -
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Josh Brady
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Elementary Squad -
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Lillie Godden
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Advanced Squad -
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Gabby Morgan
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Senior Squad -
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Caitlin Day
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25-30 ~ Jeux des Iles Azores 2010
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Jeux des Iles Azores 2010
THE RESULTS
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The Jersey Team
JERSEY took a record breaking haul of medals at this year’s Jeux des Iles finishing with a total of 25 and sixth place overall. The 29 strong Jersey team competed against almost 1300 athletes from Azores, Canaries, Cyprus, Corfu, Corisca, Elba, Guadeloupe, Korcula, Madeira, Malta, Martinique, Mayotte, Sardinia, Sicily and the Isle of Wight in Athletics, Basketball, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Sailing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis and Volleyball.
In total the Jersey team returned home with seven gold medals, ten silver, and eight bronze – 13 of these coming from swimming, 11 from athletics and one from the girls’ tennis team. The other sports all came back with credit, raising the bar on their own previous results.
Where is the Azores?
The Azores is a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km (930 mi) from Lisbon and about 3,900 km (2,400 mi) from the east coast of North America.
The Monchique Islet on Flores Island, located at 31° 16’ 24” W is regarded as the westernmost point in Europe, even though from a geological standpoint the two westernmost Azorean islands (Flores and Corvo) actually lie on the North American plate.
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The Gymnastics Team
The 14th edition of the "Jeux des Iles" took place in the islands of the Azores between 25th and 30th May 2010.
The Gymnastics team representing Jersey were:
(top row in photo below) Ciara Lambert (13), Elizabeth Appleyard (15),(bottom row) Jasmine O'Donoghue (12) and Charlotte Sweeney (14).
(Picture supplied by Morag Obarska)
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The Jersey gymnasts performed exceptionally well in the team competition to finish fourth. They faced tough opposition especially from Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica who just one week after competing in the Jeux des Iles, competed as a team in the French National finals!
In the individual competition, the best result for Jersey came from Charlotte Sweeney who placed eighth out of 19 overall including two seventh positions in vault and floor.
Charlotte Sweeney on Vault (Picture supplied by Morag Obarska)
Final individual positions were:
§ Vault: Charlotte - 7th, Ciara - 12th, Elizabeth - 13th, Jasmine - 14th
§ Bars: Elizabeth - 8th, Ciara - 10th, Charlotte - 11th, Jasmine - 12th
§ Beam: Charlotte - 11th, Elizabeth - 13th, Ciara - 14th, Jasmine - 15th
§ Floor: Charlotte - 7th, Jasmine - 12th, Ciara - 13th
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8/9 ~ Little Monkeys exhibit at the BabyBarn Family Show 2010
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Little Monkeys exhibited at the BabyBarn Family Show 2010 on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th May. The show took place from 9am to 6pm both days at the RJA&HS Showground in Trinity, Jersey.
Visitors to the exhibit were able to 'have a go' allowing parent and child to get a taster of the Little Monkeys experience!
If you would like more details about what happened at the BabyBarn Family Show 2010, go to the BabyBarn website at http://www.babybarn.je
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27 ~ Oscar and Harry workout with the Little Monkeys!
Oscar Puffin, Harry the Hedgehog and Jenny took a trip to Fort Regent on Tuesday 27th April for a workout with the Little Monkeys!
11 ~ 'UK Gymnastics' Success for Regent
Regent Gymnasts dominated the “UK Gymnastics” Floor and Vault Competition, which was held on 11th April 2010 in Milton Keynes.
All of the nineteen Regent Gymnasts who travelled to Milton Keynes for the event won medals in their respective levels.
The Gymnasts took part in level’s 10 to 6 and they performed in the floor and vault events in which they displayed strength, flexibility and acrobatic elements in their floor routines and powerful and dynamic vaults.
In Level 10 Lucy Quirk (7) and Matilda Le Boutillier (7) enjoyed taking part in their first UK competition and they both displayed great floor routines with poise and control throughout. Matilda’s floor routine placed her in 2nd position with a score of 13.45 with Lucy finishing in 3rd place to score 13.30 in the overall level of fifteen gymnasts. In the individual age 7 group, Lucy’s combined score of 23.00 won her silver medal overall whilst Matilda score of 22.90 was closely behind in 3rd place to win the bronze medal.
In Level 9 it was also the gymnast’s first UK competition and they all performed well. Ten year old Libby McCloskey’s strong performances on both pieces of apparatus gave her the highest overall combined score of 27.00 points and placed her in an excellent 1st place overall in this level out of 28 other competitors. In the individual 10/11 age group Libby also took 1st place winning the gold medal and the bronze medal and 3rd place was won by her team mate Megan Hollingsworth who excelled on floor to place 2nd overall in this level, with a score of 16.05.
Two more gold medal winning performances in Level 9 came from 7 year old Maddy Verdon who finished in 1st place in the 7 year old category with a score of 25.15 and Kiah Kuppe placed 1st in the eight year old age group with a score of 24.90. Silver medal winning performance by Meg-Ann Ruderham (8) scoring 24.80 and Sophie Le Boutillier (8) finished with a bronze medal with a score of 24.70. Nine-year-old Tegan Parker won a silver medal in her age cater gory and was also awarded the 2nd highest score of 16.15 for her floor exercise in this level.
In Level 8 Lillie Godden put in a tremendous effort and was the only gymnast competing from Regent in nine year old category her excellent performance won her the gold medal to place her on top of the podium with almost a whole mark higher than the silver medallist from Chiltern. In the 10-year-old category it was also a clean sweep for Regent with all of the gymnasts putting in winning performances. Rhiannon Le Maistre won the gold medal with a score of 27.50, Libby Rothwell won the silver medal with a score of 27.15 and Ruby Mason won the bronze medal with a score of 26.60.
The only two boys competing for Regent were Wilson Ibbet and ten year old Charlie Lucas and they were also competing in level 8. Both boys floor exercises were performed with strength and control for score 15.65 and 15.40 respectively and their powerful vaults landed them with a score of 11.00 and 10.65. Their combined overall scores Wilson (26.65) and Charlie (26.10) won them the overall gold and silver medals in the 9/10 age group category.
In levels 7 & 6 Hollie Kempsey, Siobhan Harvey, Charlotte Long and Lotta Butler all put in superb medal winning performances. Hollie’s powerful tumbling and energetic vault helped her towards gaining the highest overall score of 27.65 in levels 7 & 6 out of 14 other competitors. Hollie (12) also placed 1st overall winning the gold medal in the 11/12 age group at level 7. Siobhan (11) had a consistent performance throughout to win the silver medal also in the level and Charlotte Long finished in 3rd place. Lotta Butler competing in Level 6 put in an elegant and graceful performance in the floor exercise and finished in the overall bronze medal position with a score of 26.30.
At the end of the presentation all the gymnasts were presented with participation certificates and it was announced that many of the Regent gymnasts had performed well and had achieved the qualifying score to move up to the next level. The Regent gymnasts are now looking forward to competing in the full apparatus competition, which will take place in July.
31 ~ Gymnast of the month!!!
Congratulations!
The following Gymnasts have been awarded ‘Gymnast of the month’ for March 2010:
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Sophie Le Boutillier
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Kate Davies
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Wilson Ibbet
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Ruby Mason
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Charlotte Long
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Lotta Butler
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27 ~ Excellent Easter Results for the Regent Gymnasts
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A record number of gymnasts competed at the Regent Gymnastics Easter Club Championships last weekend at For Regent with nine-year-old Wilson Ibbet being crowned champion after receiving the highest overall score of the day.
Eighty-six gymnasts both girls and boys competed with the youngest competitor just 4 ½ years old. The gymnasts were split into various groups according to their age and ability and competed on five pieces of apparatus. The gymnasts performed well-executed and powerful vaults with various progressions from the basis Squat On through to some dynamic handsprings. On the Bars the gymnasts had to show their strength and control on the various skills they performed.
The Trampette displayed a range of energetic jumps and high aerial somersaults. On floor some gymnast’s demonstrated tumbling sequences whilst others performed a voluntary routine consisting of acrobatic skills, together with leaps and jumps which were performed with good posture throughout. The range and conditioning routine was toughest for the gymnasts and they had to show both their strength, flexibility whilst maintaining control throughout.
At the close of the competition all participating gymnasts were presented with an Easter egg and a participation medal and the overall scores where announced.
The overall trophy was won by nine year old Wilson Ibbet (pictured right) with a score of 46.40 only 0.10 of a mark ahead of eight year old Kiah Kuppe who finished in silver position with a score of 46.3 and the bronze medal was won by eight old Sophie Le Boutillier with her score of 45.70.
A creditable performance by all the gymnasts and all three of overall winners scored over 9.00 marks on four pieces of apparatus.
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Group Medal Winners:
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Group 1 (5 year olds)
1st. Grace Butler, 40.80
2nd. Jessica Andrews, 40.40
3rd. Hannah Reed, 39.70
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Group 2 (6 years olds)
1st. Hope Herridge, 44.60
2nd. Omolada Williams, 43.20
3rd. Neha Dingle, 43.00
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Group 3 (6 years olds)
1st. Nina Gomes, 42.60
2nd. Amelie Haydon, 42.60
3rd. Lucy Dorgan, 41.00
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Group 4 (7 year olds)
1st. Amelia Couvert, 43.00
2nd. Lucy Morley, 42.80
3rd. Emma, 41.90
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Group 5 (6 / 7 year olds)
1st. Maddy Verdon, 45.50
2nd. Millie Crowder, 44.50
3rd. Matilda Le Boutillier, 43.85
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Group 6 (8 year olds)
1st. Carris Harper, 43.70
2nd. Hannah Gorvel, 42.30
3rd. Elsa Swetenham, 42.10
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Group 7 (8/9 year olds)
1st. Wilson Ibbet, 46.40
2nd. Kiah Kuppe, 46.30
3rd. Sophie Le Boutillier, 45.70
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Group 8 (10 + year olds)
1st. Charlie Lucas, 44.90
2nd. Libby McCloskey, 44.80
3rd. Jenny Russ, 44.70
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28 ~ Gymnast of the month!!!
Congratulations!
The following Gymnasts have been awarded ‘Gymnast of the month’ for February 2010:
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Matilda Le Boutillier
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Intermediate (junior) Squad -
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Rhiannon Baker
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Intermediate (senior) Squad -
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Laura Kearns
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Boys Squad -
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Micheal Schaffrath
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Elementary Squad -
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Rhiannon Le Maistre
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Advanced Squad -
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Siobhan Harvey
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Senior Squad -
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Jasmine O’Donoghue
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15-19 ~ Half-Term Holiday Camp
The February half term Holiday Camp was a great success and everyone who took part enjoyed the activities with some even learning new gymnastic moves!
Well done to all the gymnasts who took part and thank you to the coaching team of Mel, Julia, Lisa, Mia and Ciara.
31 ~ Gymnast of the month!!!
Congratulations!
The following Gymnasts have been awarded ‘Gymnast of the month’ for January 2010:
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Jemima Butler
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Intermediate (junior) Squad -
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Megan Hollingsworth
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Jenny Russ
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Boys Squad -
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Charlie Lucas
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Elementary Squad -
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Chloe Besant
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Hollie Kempsey
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Senior Squad -
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Ciara Lambert
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